M-55. Rampura-Agucha Zinc-Lead Deposit

Abstract

Rampura-Agucha Zinc-Lead deposit in Rajasthan has proved to be the richest and the largest sediment-hosted strata-bound zinc-lead deposit in the country. This memoir gives an account of the discovery, exploration, development, geology, mineralisation, genetic controls, beneficiation and also status of the deposit in the context of the global zinc-lead scenario. This Memoir will be of interest to students and researchers in the field of Economic Geology, Mineral Exploration, Mineral Economics, Environmental Geology and to the policy makers and planners in the public as well as private sectors associated with the base-metal industry in the country.